Martin, a Mobile native who was the quarterback of Tennessee's 1998 national championship team, has been USC's receivers coach for one season. The Trojans have one of the country's best receiver tandems in Marqise Lee, who finished fourth in Heisman voting this year, and Robert Woods.

Martin, a Williamson High alum who has also served as an assistant at Kentucky and New Mexico, was in Knoxville on Monday to meet with Jones, whom the Vols hired away from Cincinnati. But he returned Tuesday to Los Angeles and said he plans to remain on Lane Kiffin's staff at USC.